Atlantic salmon ecology
By: edited by Øystein Aas ... [et al.].
Contributors: Aas, Øystein.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9781405197694
Subjects: Atlantic salmon -- Ecology
Description: The Atlantic salmon is one of the most prized and exploited species worldwide, being at the centre of a massive sports fishing industry and increasingly as the major farmed species in many countries worldwide. Atlantic Salmon Ecology is a landmark publication, both scientifically important and visually attractive. Comprehensively covering all major aspects of the relationship of the Atlantic salmon with its environment, chapters include details of migration and dispersal, reproduction, habitat requirements, feeding, growth rates, competition, predation, parasitsm, population dynamics, effects of landscape use, hydro power development, climate change, and exploitation. The book closes with a summary and look at possible future research directions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.